Leo Cortés - photoblog

Field of Dreams

Leo Cortés — 2008-04-09

]]> people . places . ambience

solution

Leo Cortés — 2008-02-20

]]> i couldn't resist to take this shot while waiting for the green ligth

Mountain View

Leo Cortés — 2008-02-19

]]> powerlines and mountain in the background.

urban landscape

Leo Cortés — 2008-02-18

]]> walking by the library in a crispy morning

poster

Leo Cortés — 2008-01-21

]]> The Make Art Not War Poster has art by Shepard Fairey.

Huichol Indian Art.

Leo Cortés — 2008-01-10

]]> Some Huichol shaman-artists have acquired some fame and commercial success: the acclaimed Huichol yarn painter José Benítez Sánchez has had an exposition of his works in the USA.

Elvis on Graceland

Leo Cortés — 2008-01-09

]]> I shot this photo at the front of a cafe bar at Denver International Airport.

bike upside down

Leo Cortés — 2008-01-07

]]> Well, I'm glad I spotted this bike hanging from the balcony. I think is a very original way to advertise a bike shop.

Tropical Relief

Leo Cortés — 2008-01-06

]]> I found this little building that functions as a bathroom in a little town called 'El Nogalito'. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

peach orchard in black & white

Leo Cortés — 2007-12-26

]]> On California's Central Valley, farmers grow the bulk of the nation's peach crop. California provides approximately 60 percent of all the peaches in the nation.

San Miguel Arcangel

Leo Cortés — 2007-12-24

]]> Here is Leo by the Mission ! ... Following is some history... After Mexico won its independence from Spain, it found that it could no longer afford to keep the missions running as Spain had done. In 1834, Mexico decided to end the mission system and sell all of the lands. They offered the lands to the Indians who did not want the lands or could not come up with the purchase price. The lands were divided into smaller Ranchos and sold to Mexican citizens who were helpful during the war for independence. After nearly 30 years, the missions were returned to the Catholic Church. Although some of the missions had already been returned to the church, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed an Act declaring that all of the 21 missions in the California mission chain would become the property of the Catholic Church and have remained so since that time. In 1846 Governor Pio Pico sold the mission for $600 to Petronillo Rios and William Reed. Reed used the mission as a family residence and a store. In 1848, Reed left to find gold as a participant in the California Gold Rush. Upon his return, 5 runaway sailors robbed and killed everyone at the mission. They were eventually captured but they left 11 people dead. The mission was a stopping place for miners coming from Los Angeles to San Francisco. The mission was used as a saloon, dance hall, storeroom and living quarters

Nicholas

Leo Cortés — 2007-12-23

]]> Here is Nicholas inside The Mission.. good pose Nicholas ! !